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Audi A3

Transmission, start-stop, premium fuel and flex-fuel by model year, 2010–2013, 2015–2020, 2022–2027

TransmissionThe 2027 Audi A3 uses a 7-speed automated manual in the configuration EPA tested.

Auto start-stopYes. The 2027 Audi A3 has auto start-stop, according to EPA data.

Premium fuelEPA tested the 2027 Audi A3 on premium fuel; your owner's manual or fuel-door label is the authority.

Flex-fuel (E85)No. EPA does not list any 2027 Audi A3 configuration as a flex-fuel vehicle (FFV).

2027 at a glance

1 configuration tested by EPA

CVTNone
0 of 1
No CVT
ManualNone
0 of 1
Not offered
Auto start-stopAll
1 of 1
Premium fuelAll
1 of 1
EPA test fuel
Flex-fuel (E85)None
0 of 1
No FFV versions

EPA lists a manual transmission for the Audi A3 in these model years: 2010–2013 (4 years of data from 2010–2027).

Audi A3 features by model year

Which Audi A3 model years have each feature. Each cell links to that year's configurations.
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CVT2010 CVT: None2011 CVT: None2012 CVT: None2013 CVT: None2015 CVT: None2016 CVT: None2017 CVT: None2018 CVT: None2019 CVT: None2020 CVT: None2022 CVT: None2023 CVT: None2024 CVT: None2025 CVT: None2026 CVT: None2027 CVT: None
Manual2010 Manual: Some2011 Manual: Some2012 Manual: Some2013 Manual: Some2015 Manual: None2016 Manual: None2017 Manual: None2018 Manual: None2019 Manual: None2020 Manual: None2022 Manual: None2023 Manual: None2024 Manual: None2025 Manual: None2026 Manual: None2027 Manual: None
Automated manual2010 Automated manual: None2011 Automated manual: None2012 Automated manual: None2013 Automated manual: Some2015 Automated manual: All2016 Automated manual: All2017 Automated manual: All2018 Automated manual: All2019 Automated manual: All2020 Automated manual: All2022 Automated manual: All2023 Automated manual: All2024 Automated manual: All2025 Automated manual: All2026 Automated manual: All2027 Automated manual: All
Automatic2010 Automatic: Some2011 Automatic: Some2012 Automatic: Some2013 Automatic: None2015 Automatic: None2016 Automatic: None2017 Automatic: None2018 Automatic: None2019 Automatic: None2020 Automatic: None2022 Automatic: None2023 Automatic: None2024 Automatic: None2025 Automatic: None2026 Automatic: None2027 Automatic: None
Start-stop2010 Start-stop: Not reported2011 Start-stop: Not reported2012 Start-stop: Not reported2013 Start-stop: Some2015 Start-stop: None2016 Start-stop: Some2017 Start-stop: Some2018 Start-stop: Some2019 Start-stop: All2020 Start-stop: All2022 Start-stop: All2023 Start-stop: All2024 Start-stop: All2025 Start-stop: All2026 Start-stop: All2027 Start-stop: All
Premium fuel2010 Premium fuel: Some2011 Premium fuel: Some2012 Premium fuel: Some2013 Premium fuel: Some2015 Premium fuel: Some2016 Premium fuel: Some2017 Premium fuel: Some2018 Premium fuel: Some2019 Premium fuel: None2020 Premium fuel: None2022 Premium fuel: None2023 Premium fuel: None2024 Premium fuel: None2025 Premium fuel: All2026 Premium fuel: All2027 Premium fuel: All
Flex-fuel2010 Flex-fuel: None2011 Flex-fuel: None2012 Flex-fuel: None2013 Flex-fuel: None2015 Flex-fuel: None2016 Flex-fuel: None2017 Flex-fuel: None2018 Flex-fuel: None2019 Flex-fuel: None2020 Flex-fuel: None2022 Flex-fuel: None2023 Flex-fuel: None2024 Flex-fuel: None2025 Flex-fuel: None2026 Flex-fuel: None2027 Flex-fuel: None
All configurationsSome configurationsNoneNot reported by EPA

Configurations by year

2027 Audi A3

1 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7All-WheelYesPremiumNo

2026 Audi A3

1 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7All-WheelYesPremiumNo

2025 Audi A3

1 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7All-WheelYesPremiumNo

2024 Audi A3

2 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo hybrid7-speed automated manualAM-S7Front-WheelYesRegularNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo hybrid7-speed automated manualAM-S74-WheelYesRegularNo

2023 Audi A3

2 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo hybrid7-speed automated manualAM-S7Front-WheelYesRegularNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo hybrid7-speed automated manualAM-S7All-WheelYesRegularNo

2022 Audi A3

2 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo hybrid7-speed automated manualAM-S7Front-WheelYesRegularNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo hybrid7-speed automated manualAM-S7All-WheelYesRegularNo

2020 Audi A3

3 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7Front-WheelYesRegularNo
A3 Cabriolet quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7All-WheelYesRegularNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7All-WheelYesRegularNo

2019 Audi A3

4 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7Front-WheelYesRegularNo
A3 Cabriolet2.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7Front-WheelYesRegularNo
A3 Cabriolet quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7All-WheelYesRegularNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7All-WheelYesRegularNo

2018 Audi A3

5 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7Front-WheelNoRegularNo
A3 Cabriolet2.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7Front-WheelNoRegularNo
A3 Cabriolet quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6All-WheelYesRegularNo
A3 e-tron1.4L 4-cyl turbo plug-in hybrid6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelYesPremiumNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6All-WheelYesRegularNo

2017 Audi A3

5 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7Front-WheelNoRegularNo
A3 Cabriolet2.0L 4-cyl turbo7-speed automated manualAM-S7Front-WheelNoRegularNo
A3 Cabriolet quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6All-WheelNoRegularNo
A3 e-tron1.4L 4-cyl turbo plug-in hybrid6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelYesPremiumNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6All-WheelNoRegularNo

2016 Audi A3

6 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A31.8L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelNoRegularNo
A3 Cabriolet1.8L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelNoRegularNo
A3 Cabriolet quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6All-WheelNoRegularNo
A3 e-tron1.4L 4-cyl turbo plug-in hybrid6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelYesPremiumNo
A3 e-tron ultra1.4L 4-cyl turbo plug-in hybrid6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelYesPremiumNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6All-WheelNoRegularNo

2015 Audi A3

5 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A31.8L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelNoPremiumNo
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo diesel6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelNoDieselNo
A3 Cabriolet1.8L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelNoPremiumNo
A3 Cabriolet quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6All-WheelNoPremiumNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6All-WheelNoPremiumNo

2013 Audi A3

4 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelNoPremiumNo
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo diesel6-speed automated manualAM-S6Front-WheelYesDieselNo
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed manual6-spdFront-WheelYesPremiumNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automated manualAM-S6All-WheelYesPremiumNo

2012 Audi A3

4 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo diesel6-speed automaticS6Front-WheelNot reportedDieselNo
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automaticS6Front-WheelNot reportedPremiumNo
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed manual6-spdFront-WheelNot reportedPremiumNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automaticS6All-WheelNot reportedPremiumNo

2011 Audi A3

4 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automaticS6Front-WheelNot reportedPremiumNo
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo diesel6-speed automaticS6Front-WheelNot reportedDieselNo
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed manual6-spdFront-WheelNot reportedPremiumNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automaticS6All-WheelNot reportedPremiumNo

2010 Audi A3

4 configurations
EPA model nameEngineTransmissionDriveStart-stopEPA test fuelFlex-fuel
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automaticS6Front-WheelNot reportedPremiumNo
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo diesel6-speed automaticS6Front-WheelNot reportedDieselNo
A32.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed manual6-spdFront-WheelNot reportedPremiumNo
A3 quattro2.0L 4-cyl turbo6-speed automaticS6All-WheelNot reportedPremiumNo

Check before you buy or refuel Confirm on the window sticker, owner's manual or with the dealer. Trims and options can differ from the configurations EPA tested.

About premium fuel EPA data shows the fuel a vehicle was tested on. It does not say whether premium is required or only recommended. Your owner's manual or fuel-door label is the authority.

Before using E85 Confirm the vehicle is a flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) in the owner's manual, or look for a yellow gas cap or an "FFV" badge. Not every version of a model is flex-fuel.

Source: U.S. EPA / Department of Energy vehicle data fromFuelEconomy.gov, data as of September 29, 2026.See how we classify vehicles.

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